Elder statesman Emeka Anyaoku has explained why he was unable to attend Atiku Abubakar’s book launch for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Anyaoku claimed in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday that he was not consulted before being named the Special Guest of Honor, emphasizing that he had not agreed to attend the event.
The former secretary-general of the Commonwealth also admitted that he had not received an official invitation to the book launch on Wednesday morning in Abuja and was unable to attend without one.
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Anyaoku, however, emphasized that he is still impartial and that the next president should be someone who is capable of addressing the range of issues that the country is currently experiencing.
The statement read: “My attention has been drawn to the announcement in This Day newspaper of 26/9/22 that I would be a Special Guest of Honour at Atiku Abubakar’s book presentation scheduled for 28th September at Chida Hotels Events Centre in Abuja.
“Given the understandable propensity to read political meanings in public associations at this time of competition by political parties in the context of 2023 national elections, I wish to unequivocally state that nobody sought and obtained my agreement to be present at this particular book presentation.
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“I have accepted the unreserved apologies rendered to me by the organizers of the event, and wish to reiterate that I remain non-partisan in praying that my country Nigeria will in 2023 elect people of proven competence and character whose sole mission will be to serve the national interests.”
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